Quiz 1 - Unit 2: Kitab Al-Taharah (Purification)

What are the adab of using the restroom?

1. Seek Allah’s protection before entering

• Say the dua “Allahumma inni a‘ūdhu bika min al-khubuthi wal-khabā’ith” 

2. Enter with the left foot 

3. Cover one’s head/body modestly when entering

4. Don’t face Qiblah nor have one’s back directly to it while relieving oneself

• Avoid aligning toward or away from the Qiblah

5. Lowering oneself/squatting rather than standing (for relieving oneself) in many narrations

6. Use the left hand for cleaning/istinja/wiping, and the right hand for doing honourable tasks

7. Not using less than three pebbles/stones (or a minimal amount) for cleansing 

8. Avoid talking or unnecessary speech in the toilet, except for needed dhikr or essential speech

9. Cleaning thoroughly, washing/flushing/removing any impurity, with priority to front then back

10. Wash hands afterwards

11. Supplication on exiting the restroom

• Say “Ghufranaka/Alhamdulillah” to thank Allah for relief, seeking pardon, etc.

Tahara linguistically means —

cleanliness/purity (نضافه)

Tahara shar3an (legally) means —

purification from impurity (نجس)

Tahara shar3an (legally) means purification from impurity (نجس) that is either:

1. Real (حقيقيّة)

2. Effective (حكميّة)

What is real (حقيقيّة) in impurity?

This is physical impurity (khabath)

What is effective (حكميّة) in impurity?

This is ritual impurity (hadath) as defined by the shari3ah

What are the 2 types of ritual impurity?

1. Hadath al asghar (just making wudu)

2. Hadath al akbar (requires an Islamic shower)

Water can be — and —

Pure

Purifying

— water is pure

All

What does purifying water mean?

Purifying water means that water has the quality of lifting hadath from you

What are the types of water?

1. Multaq water

2. Pure and purifying but disliked

3. Pure but not purifying

4. Impure (najs) water

5. Water of doubtful status

What is multaq water?

This is pure, purifying, and not disliked water

What are the possible sources of multaq water?

1. Rainwater

2. Well water

3. Spring water

4. River water

5. Seawater

6. Water from melted snow or hail

What is pure and purifying but disliked water?

This is water that a cat drank from

What is the pure and purifying but disliked water dependent on?

Whether the cat is domestic or wild

• Domestic cat: the water they drink from becomes disliked; however, if they eat/drink something najis, then the water they drink becomes najis

• Wild cat: the water they drink becomes impure (najis)

What is pure but not purifying water?

This is used water that was used for ritual purification (wudu)

Can pure but not purifying water be used to make wudu?

No, since it’s used water, it can’t be used to make wudu with

What is impure (najis) water?

This is najis water due to filth (najasah) falling into it

What is the impure water dependent on?

Quantity of water

• If the water is limited in size, the presence of najasah renders it impure immediately, even if no change is visible

• If the water is abundant, it only becomes impure if the najasah alters its colour, taste, or smell

Small quantity of water is about — by — meters

5

5

What is water of doubtful status?

This is water where we are uncertain whether it can purify other things

What type of water would be considered doubtful status?

Water that a donkey or mule drank from (male descended animals)

What are the obligations of wudu?

1. Washing the face

2. Washing the two arms, up to and including the elbows

3. Wiping a quarter of the head

4. Washing the two feet, up to and including the ankles

What are the sunnahs of wudu?

1. Washing both hands thrice before entering them into the pot of water when the person performing wudu wakes from sleep

2. Mentioning the name of Allah at the commencement of wudu

3. Using the toothstick/Siwak 

4. Rinsing the mouth (madmadah)

5. Rinsing the nose (istinshaq)

6. Wiping both ears

7. Combing (takhleel) the beard (with wet fingers)

8. Interlacing (takhleel) the fingers of both hands

9. Repetition of the washing up to three times

If the only way water gets in between the fingers is through takhleel, then it would be — to do and not —

fard

sunnah

What are the mustahab actions in wudu?

1. To have intention at the very beginning

2. Include entire head with wiping 

3. Follow the order that Allah has mentioned in Quran

4. Starting with the right side

The mustahab actionb of wudu - starting with the right side, is a —

Sunna mu’akkadah

Mustahab actions in islam are —

Actions that the Prophet ﷺ would do occasionally, or did not do occasionally

What nullify/breaks the wudu?

1. Anything that exits the two passages (anus and women/men front organ)

2. The emission of flowing impurity from places OTHER than the front and the back passage, such as blood or pus

3. Vomiting a mouthful, which is when the mouth can’t contain it without difficulty

4. Sleeping while lying down, meaning without one’s posterior firmly seated on the ground (consideration is on firmly seated or not)

5. Loss of consciousness

6. Loss of intellect or insanity

7. Drunkenness

8. Intoxication

9. Laughing audibly in a prayer that has bowing and prostration

In terms of flowing impurity from places OTHER than the front and the back passage, such as blood or pus, to break the wudu, it must —

Either flow on its own or be forced to move, like squeezing an impurity out 

In terms of flowing impurity from places OTHER than the front and the back passage, such as blood in the mouth, to break the wudu, it must —

Be present in saliva, and it’s dominant, or more than half of the saliva is blood

What do we mean by intoxication?

This is where one slurs their words or has an imbalance in their walking

Laughing out loud (—) is defined as — which — the prayer which has — and — wudu

Qahqaha

Such that another could hear the laughter

Invalidates

Bowing and prostration

Breaks

Laughing (—) is defined as — which — the prayer and — wudu

Dahik

Only oneself can hear it

Invalidate

Doesn’t break

Laughing (—) or smiling — break prayer or wudu

Tabassum

Doesn’t

Laughing in the funeral prayer or during a prostration of recital (tilawa) or thanksgiving (shukr) — the prayer or prostration and — wudu

Invalidate

Doesn’t break

What are the obligations of ghusl?

1. Rinsing the mouth

2. Rinsing the nose

3. Washing the entire body

What are the sunnahs of ghusl?

1. The person performing the ghusl commences by washing both his hands, and begin with tasmiya and intentions

2. Washing private parts

3. Removes the physical impurity (najasah), if there is any, from the body

4. Performs wudu as one would perform wudu for the prayer, except the washing of the feet

5. Pours water over the head and entire body, thrice

6. Moves away from that place where they perform ghusl and washes the feet

The order of performing the sunnah’s of ghusls are —

Sunna mu’akkadah

Ghusl becomes obligatory when any one of the following occurs:

1. Emission of Sexual Fluid (Mani)

2. The disappearance of the head of the penis into the vagina or anus of a living human being, although into the anus is a major sin and cursed act 

3. The ending of menstruation (hayd) or postnatal bleeding

The emission of sperm/sexual fluid (manī) that leaves its normal place inside the body with —, even if it exists without —, for any reason, such as a — or —

pleasure

pleasure

wet dream

by looking at someone or something with lust

Menstruation is a minimum of — days, and a maximum of — days

3

10

In terms of mentruation, there needs to be at least —days of purity (tuhr) for a proper haydh to be established; otherwise, there are rulings related to istihadah or irregular bleeding, which doesn’t excuse —, after childbirth, there’s no minimum but has a maximum of — days

15

salah, fasting, or sexual intercourse

40

Prohibited for a woman on hayd are the following:

1. Tawaf

2. Entering a masjid

3. Being touched from below the navel (belly button) to the knee

4. Reciting the Quran (mentally reading is not reciting)

5. Touching a copy of the Quran unless a barrier is there that is detachable

What is mani?

Both male sperm and female sexual fluid that comes from orgasm

Mani — ghusl

requires

What is madhy?

Pre-sexual fluid that exits when one is aroused

Mady is — and — wudu thus must be —

najis

break

wahsed off

Madhy — ghusl

doesn’t require

What is wady?

Thick, murky white fluid that exits after urination; could also be from lifting something heavy, occuring only in men

Wady — wudu

breaks

Wady — ghusl

doesn’t require

Ghusl — necessary if one sees an erotic dream (wet dream) but doesn’t see any —

isn’t

wetness

When is ghusl sunnah?

1. The Friday prayer

2. The two Eids Ihram (entering upon hajj or umrah)

3. During the stay at Arafah

4. Entering Mecca; entering Medina

5. Visiting the Prophet ﷺ